shear
US /ʃɪr/
UK /ʃɪr/

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2.
cisailler, rompre
break off or cause to break off, owing to a shearing stress
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The strong winds caused the top of the tree to shear off.
Les vents violents ont fait cisailler le sommet de l'arbre.
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The bolt began to shear under the immense pressure.
Le boulon a commencé à cisailler sous l'immense pression.
1.
cisaillement
a strain produced by pressure in the structure of a substance, when its layers are subject to a lateral force causing them to slide over each other
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The engineer calculated the shear stress on the beam.
L'ingénieur a calculé la contrainte de cisaillement sur la poutre.
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The bridge design must account for shear forces.
La conception du pont doit tenir compte des forces de cisaillement.
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tonte
the act or an instance of shearing wool from sheep
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The annual shear is an important event for sheep farmers.
La tonte annuelle est un événement important pour les éleveurs de moutons.
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He watched the skilled worker perform the shear with precision.
Il a regardé l'ouvrier qualifié effectuer la tonte avec précision.